Best seasickness prevention?

[Giulietta]

Originally Posted by GulfCoastSkimmer

Hey Giu, I went out and did the first part of your carrot trick today, The carrot smells horrible now so i put it in a ziplock bag and i am saving it for this weekends trip. How long after insertion will it save? Is it like some other techniques where i need to eat it 24 hours before heading out or what??

GCS..man you made me laugh...I appreciate people that understand a joke and take it from there. Thank you...

I gather then you're the biggest guy in the marina, huh???

[sailingdog]

Nah, he's just the biggest guy he could force the carrot on...

Originally Posted by Giulietta

GCS..man you made me laugh...I appreciate people that understand a joke and take it from there. Thank you...

I gather then you're the biggest guy in the marina, huh???

[merttan]

Do you think I can get "Fukitol" from Canada for cheaper?
Really need that nowadays... Daily prozac, twice a day zoloft, pack of cigs, and 6 beers and I still cannot relax! Oh s..t, I forgot to mention my doctor that I'm married!

I don't get seasick but I tell my friends who get seasick that Try to stay outside in the cockpit. The movement is related to seas so it's easire to deal with. Fresh air helps too...
I think, you'll get used to it...

[jr438234606]

For the first day I use a hefty dose of dramamine and ginger supplements and wash it down with Red Bull. By the second day, I have my sea legs.

[GulfCoastSkimmer]

At 6' tall and just over 270lbs I was the biggest, I didn’t know that if I was the biggest I should have carroted myself, never even crossed my mind... not sure I like you technique anymore

PS. now I feel bad for the guy I carroted, although I showed up this morning at the dock and there he was with a bunch of carrots in his hand and a more on the ground. I got a better look at him before I ran away, ohh ohhh is that SD?

[Giulietta]

Yep...that's him alright...

Soooooooooooo SD...that's why you were walking funny!!!!

Hey I owe you money. Right?

[pegasus1457]

I have found 2 things which work for me:

the patch (scopalomine), which needs to be applied 4 hours before the problem starts. It works well for me, but causes dry throat and sleepiness.
The sleepiness was never so bad that I could not perform my crew duties.
I have used this on several cruises and it has really helped me.
The patch requires a prescription in the US, but can be bought over the counter in Italy.

The second is a chewing gum that is available in Europe, Trawell. One time when we had been surfing down big swells for half the day and I was really feeling green and not interested in much, after chewing this gum for 10 minutes I took the helm and was fine.

[Disclosure: I have no financial or other interest in either remedy.]

[dongreerps]

Agreeing with the serious suggestions, one additonal suggestion is to require whoever is feeling nervouse to take the helm. Two reasons this helps. The first is it distracts them, helps gt pst the psychosomatics. Secondly even the most inexperienced helmsman will soon discover a motion of the boat which is more kindly to his inner ear, and will settle down a bit.

[wannabe75]

Thanks for all the advice! We'll slap on some patches 4 hours before climbing aboard and come armed with crystallized ginger and a carrot (!). My husband did get seasick once before...... on a kayak! (full disclosure: he was wicked hungover)

[csasser]

On one of our early sailing adventures out of Charleston, SC, on a friends boat (Beneteau 36), my wife started to get sick when we cleared the jetties and the owner/captain pulled out a set of wrist bands for her to try. Much to our surprise, they worked and we had a great day. We later found out there were small craft warnings out that day (That explained why there were almost no sailboats on the water).

Since that event, we purchased a pair of bands for almost nothing from the local drug store and my wife has had to use them twice on our annual charters on Lake Champlain.

It can't hurt, and may be worth trying along with the other great suggestions on this thread.